Philip Flory headed to Oshkosh

[IWB]

Mark Miller breaks the news....

Mark Miller ‏@WisBBYearbook

The state's top-ranked sophomore, Philip Flory, is set to transfer from WI Rapids Lincoln to Oshkosh North

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[Gato78]

Is this legal under WIAA transfer rules?

[Nukem2]

Is this legal under WIAA transfer rules?

Why not. They will live in Oshkosh.

[IWB]

As long as the family moves it should be ok.

[MU/Panther]

I thought the plan was to move to Milwaukee.

[Mark Miller]

The top-ranked sophomore in Wisconsin is set to make the move from Wisconsin Rapids to Oshkosh.

By Mark Miller
WisSports.net Editor

Philip Flory, a 6-foot-4 wing guard who has verbally committed to Marquette University and is ranked No. 1 among class of 2017 prospects in the state by WisSports.net, will play for coach Frank Schade at Oshkosh North during the 2014-15 school year, his father, Mike, confirmed Monday.

A second-team all-league choice for Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln in the Wisconsin Valley Conference as a freshman, Flory is moving with his family from Wisconsin Rapids to Oshkosh and should gain immediate eligibility from the WIAA based on the transfer rules of the organization.

Mike Flory said in early June the family would likely move to the Milwaukee area, but those plans changed over the last month or so.

"We couldn't find anything that matched our needs in the Milwaukee area," said Flory, a former standout player at Rhinelander and Marquette. "The Oshkosh area is halfway in between my work area and the stuff Philip will need for basketball."

Philip Flory works out a few times per week with Steve Becker of Athlete Performance in Mequon. He also plays on the club scene with Playground Elite, which is located in the Milwaukee area.

"With the move to Oshkosh, we are an hour and 10 minutes from Mequon, about an hour and a half to the Marquette campus and I'm about an hour and a half away from my work," Mike Flory said. "We will be moving by the end of August."

Mike Flory said Philip Flory will register for classes at Oshkosh North this week.

A good perimeter shooter with excellent spin moves in the lane, Flory averaged 13.5 points per game for coach Dan Witter at Wisconsin Rapids last winter. He scored a career-best 26 points in an upset victory over La Crosse Central.

Flory played up an age group during the spring and summer with Playground Elite -- Smith and excelled for a very strong 16U squad that also included Juwan McCloud (5-10) of Germantown, Kaj Days (6-7) of Racine Park and Deang Deang (6-3) of Madison East, among others.

Flory joins a very strong Oshkosh North program that has qualified for the WIAA State Tournament five times during Frank Schade's 28 years as head coach, including three times in the past six seasons.

Oshkosh North finished 20-4 last season and went 16-2 in the Fox Valley Association, one game behind league-champion and WIAA Division 1 state runner-up Neenah.

The Spartans lose a pair of first-team all-league selections to graduation in point guard Nathan Neveau (Hillsdale) and forward Cooper Radtke (Northern Michigan), but Schade does return a very strong nucleus.

Senior Seth Taylor (6-2) was voted second-team all-FVA while senior Blake Marquardt (6-5) earned honorable mention all-league honors.

Senior Nick Bauer (5-8), who enters his final year of prep basketball as a three-year letter winner for the Spartans, also returns along with improved senior forward Jacob Madut (6-6).

Flory and incoming freshman Tyrese Haliburton (5-9) figure to give Schade a dynamic backcourt combination over the next three years, keeping the Spartans among the elite programs in one of the state's most respected conferences.

[TheSultan]

The top-ranked sophomore in Wisconsin is set to make the move from Wisconsin Rapids to Oshkosh.

By Mark Miller
WisSports.net Editor

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"We couldn't find anything that matched our needs in the Milwaukee area," said Flory, a former standout player at Rhinelander and Marquette. "The Oshkosh area is halfway in between my work area and the stuff Philip will need for basketball."

IOW...

"The Milwaukee area is expensive and Oshkosh is cheap."

[Markedman]

Maybe he couldn't find a job near Milwaukee? 90 minute commute is going to get old in a hurry.....

[MU Viking]

Maybe he couldn't find a job near Milwaukee? 90 minute commute is going to get old in a hurry.....

I did it for 2 1/2 years. It coincided with grey hair and a paunch developing...

[TallTitan34]

I drove from Rockford, IL to Harvard, IL then hopped on a train to downtown Chicago for 3.5 years. It's doable.